To the Point
Voting your heart, swinging an election?
Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party's Jill Stein are this year's "third-party" challengers to Clinton and Trump — the two most unpopular presidential candidates in recent history. There's almost no chance either one can be more than a "spoiler," but we look at what they offer to millions of unhappy voters.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenLibertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party's Jill Stein are this year's "third-party" challengers to Clinton and Trump — the two most unpopular presidential candidates in recent history. There's almost no chance either one can be more than a "spoiler," but we look at what they offer to millions of unhappy voters.
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For millions of voters, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton present an agonizing choice between the lesser of two evils. Libertarian Gary Johnson offers an alternative for fiscal conservatives who won't vote for Trump but can't stand Hillary. The Green Party's Jill Stein speaks to disappointed and angry supporters of Bernie Sanders.
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